OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -A standard, full cord of wood is a volume of 128 cubic feet, measured as a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet high and 4 feet wide. A full cord can weigh up to 5, 000 pounds.

Detailed explanation-2: -A cord is the amount of wood that, when “racked and well stowed” (arranged so pieces are aligned, parallel, touching and compact), occupies a volume of 128 cubic feet (3.62 m3).

Detailed explanation-3: -There are differences between the way many people measure firewood, but a true legal cord of wood is 128 cubic feet of stacked wood. To calculate a cord of wood simple multiply Width x Height x Length and divide that by 128. That will tell you how many cords you have.